Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six, Dr Veerasammy Ramayya resumed duties today after a brief vacation oversees, the Ministry of Communities said in a statement.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, , CMC –Play on the fourth day of the second Test between West Indies and India has been called off because of rain.

(Trinidad Guardian) As nine T&T nationals were expected to be deported late yesterday for allegedly trying to travel to Syria to join the terror group, Islamic State, also known as Isis, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is assuring the nation that the men, like any other deportees, will be kept under strict surveillance.

A taxi driver was early yesterday afternoon gunned down in front of his home in full view of several witnesses.

President David Granger yesterday inspired a reconciliation at the Region Five council which had been riven by seven months of protests over an alleged snubbing of the Head of State by Chairman Vickchand Ramphal.

Police are investigating the death of a nine-year-old Black Bush Polder boy who was found unconscious floating in the water at Number 63 Beach yesterday, while on a family outing.

Even as Phillip and Wendy Sandy mourn the mysterious death of their six-year-old daughter Akila, they are hoping that an autopsy will help save her siblings, two-year-old Destiny and 18-month-old Devine.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency Omar Shariff, who is now the subject of a financial crimes probe, believes he was sent on leave as a smokescreen because he had begun unearthing massive corruption, including the alleged misuse of international donor funds, a source close to him said.

Two sets of Cub Scouts who travelled to Guyana for the 14 Caribbean Cuboree were up to last evening stuck at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) due to the cancellation of their InselAir flight, which was caused by the disruption of the airport’s Automated Airlines Check-in services.

The 51-year-old driver of a John Fernandes container truck last night crushed an unidentified man to death at the corner of Croal Street and Avenue of the Republic.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Embattled West Indies were left looking to the weather for salvation after Ajinkya Rahane stroked his seventh Test hundred and third in four innings, to leave India as firm favourites to win the second Test at Sabina Park.

A scrap iron dealer’s tragic death caused chaos outside the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday as a fight broke out among feuding relatives.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Leeward Islands marched to their second straight win of the Regional Under-19 Championship when they brushed aside Guyana by six wickets inside two days here yesterday.

A Guyanese woman is set to appear in court in Barbados tomorrow on cocaine charges, after she was held at the airport on arrival on the island last week.

With an approach slab to the $350 million Hope Canal Bridge rotating away from it, the government faces a significant repair bill as questions mount over how the defects liability period expired without the contractor, Dipcon of Trinidad being asked to remedy the problem.

West Indies Under-16 spinner Ashmead Nedd says he has worked hard towards achieving his maiden call up to the Regional side and now plans to showcase his skills come next week when he departs for the England limited overs youth invitational tournament.

There is a grave need for the sensitization of children in residential care about their rights and responsibilities, according to a recent study, which also says that caregivers are being left in the dark about the reasons for some admissions.

CrossFit is the ultimate test of fitness and athleticism. It requires speed, coordination, aerobic and muscular endurance, experience with Olympic lifts, raw strength, skill, and a healthy serving of guts, determination and power.

Kwakwani will join a field of six clubs from the mining town of Linden to compete in the third Rock Entertainment King of the Ring basketball championships commencing Saturday.

A 53-year-old man is now dead following an accident that occurred on Sunday at Maria’s Lodge, Essequibo Coast.

Dear Editor, There is much to agree with in the SN editorial of August 1st `The charge of discrimination’ if only as the basis for deeper discussion.

Dear Editor, Even the most casual traffic observer (or a blind one) would quickly conclude that a great many Guyanese drivers have torn up the book on traffic rules and regulations, and driven over the pieces. 

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony on Friday will break with the recent tradition of large-scale and expensive shows, featuring a low-emissions cauldron and an “analogue” experience, executive producer Marco Balich said yesterday.

One hundred and six indigenous villages and 2,000 of their youth in Guyana’s hinterland have been able to benefit from the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) programme since it began almost a year ago.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Set upon by a group of boys while growing up on the hard, scrabble streets of Kampala, 14-year-old Ronald Serugo had a thought beaten into him – some boxing skills might be good.

A taxi driver sustained injuries when the car he was driving collided with a parked truck along the Bagotville, West Bank Demerara Public Road around 5 am yesterday.

Dear Editor, The patience displayed by batsmen, and indeed to a certain extent, by bowlers in Test cricket, which, by the way should be described as five-day cricket rather than “Test” cricket is not explained by the character of the players as some people like to suggest for whatever reason.

President David Granger on Friday bade farewell to outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana and the United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative, Khadija Musa, who he said has served Guyana with distinction over the last four years.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday defended the publication date of a damning report on doping in Russia, a day after the International Olympic Committee blamed it for the uncertainty surrounding Russian athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Dear Editor, A Government must understand that when they are elected to office, they are required to govern the country without fear or favour, in the interest of all.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s election board said yesterday that the opposition successfully collected one per cent of voter signatures in every state in the first phase of their push for a referendum to recall socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News Editorial of 1st August commented interestingly on the need for transparent, trust-inspiring appointments and removal of public service staff/ officers and related topical issues.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Britain’s Andy Murray, bristling with confidence after ending a three-year wait for another grand slam title at Wimbledon, will seek to make history in Brazil by becoming the first man to win successive Olympic gold medals in men’s singles tennis.

An Albouystown mason who had been remanded to prison on multiple charges of armed robbery stemming from gunpoint attacks in the vicinity of South Ruimveldt, was on Friday given an opportunity pleaded to the charges.

A murder charge now looms for Demico cook Alexis Turpin and her lover Stephon Barlow, following the death of Sherwin Johnson, the father of her child.

Dear Editor, The names selected for the Public Procurement Commission are astonishing.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Team USA will be without many star players in Rio due mainly to concerns over Zika and injuries, but such is the depth of the country’s basketball talent that they are expected to cruise to a third consecutive gold medal.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign appealed to Capitol Hill for support yesterday as his attacks on the Muslim parents of a decorated American soldier killed in Iraq drew sharp rebukes from fellow party members.

(Reuters) – Darren Lehmann has extended his contact as Australia’s head coach until 2019 to cover the World Cup and the Ashes series in England that year, the country’s cricket board (CA) said yesterday.

A brutal attack on a woman by her estranged husband has left her nursing several wounds about her body and pleading for justice.

SIRTE, LIBYA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya yesterday, responding to the UN-backed government’s request to help push the militants from their former stronghold of Sirte in what US officials described as the start of a sustained campaign against the extremist group in the city.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – US prosecutors announced an indictment yesterday of two former top officials at Venezuela’s anti-narcotics agency, including one who became the head of the national guard, over allegations that they took part in a cocaine distribution scheme.

Dear Editor, I have always held the view that race relations in Guyana are generally good.

Dear Editor, It was sheer pleasure last sunny Sunday afternoon to spend it at Edmonton Sports Club enjoying the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cricket competition with close to one thousand Guyanese and para-Guyanese.

An Airy Hall businessman was last Friday accused of stealing shop items from his mother.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (Reuters) – America’s highest-ranking military officer sought on Monday to soothe strained ties with NATO ally Turkey, which was angered by the West’s response to a failed military coup and an apparent US reluctance to hand over the cleric it says was responsible.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Half-centuries from the dominant opening pair of Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles powered St Lucia Zouks to a comfortable 17-run win over Jamaica Tallawahs in the final game of the Caribbean Premier League here Sunday night.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said yesterday it was not willing to rush talks with the United States over multibillion-dollar claims and counter-claims and would agree only to an accord that addressed the grievances of both sides.

There had been an audible public outrage after news of the fire at the Hadfield Street Drop-In Centre managed by the state-run Child Care and Protection Agency and which claimed the lives of two young children.

The Den Amstel Cultural Organisation (DACO), which conducted packed activities in observance of this year’s Emancipation Day celebration, ended yesterday evening with indoor games and musical entertainment.

The Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN)-Guyana Chapter strives to strengthen environmental awareness among primary school children through its annual ‘Shaping Young Eco-Change Makers Day Camp.’

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Police restored order in a northern state of Brazil yesterday after three nights of violence unleashed by a criminal gang that set off bombs, torched dozens of buses and fired shots at government buildings, authorities said.

LONDON, CMC – Western Storm survived a telling burst from West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin to pull off a four-wicket victory over Lancashire Thunder in the England Women’s Super League here Sunday.

Dear Editor, Some might fail a drug test, some athletes will be banned from competing, tears will flow, some might fall, some might be disqualified, the old guards will change, the upstarts could create major upsets, batons might fall etc at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which starts in a matter of days.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When it comes to alleviating poverty and allowing people to live up to their potential, prize-winning Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto divides the world into two groups: the ones who have defined property rights and those who do not.

By Jim Yong Kim The growing concern over the Zika virus highlights a frightening reality.